As Ukraine stuns Russia with drone blitz, Volodymyr Zelenskyy drops details of 'brilliant operation'

This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on June 1, 2025 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) meeting with the head of Ukraine’s Security Service Vasyl Malyuk (R) in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.(AFP Photo)

After Ukraine launched the biggest drone attack against Russia on Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took to X to share details of what he termed as the ‘brilliant operation.’ In a series of posts and a video, Zelenskyy wrote about how Kyiv took “over a year and a half” to prepare for the strikes. One of the “interesting” facts he shared was that the “office” of Ukrainian mission was on Russian soil. “The territory was located directly next to FSB headquarters in one of their regions,” the Ukrainian president wrote in his post.

As per the official statement by the Ukrainian president, 117 drones were used in the Sunday attack. Talking about the success rate, Zelenskyy said that “34% of the strategic cruise missile carriers stationed at air bases were hit.” He also said that this was not an isolated incident. “We will continue this work,” the Ukrainian president warned Russia.

Today, a brilliant operation was carried out. The preparation took over a year and a half. Whats most interesting, is that the office of our operation on Russian territory was located directly next to FSB headquarters in one of their regions.In total, 117 drones were used in pic.twitter.com/tU0SMN9jdB
Volodymyr Zelenskyy / (@ZelenskyyUa) June 1, 2025

However, Zelenskyy also advocated for truce and said that "we continue to propose a full and unconditional ceasefire, along with all rational and dignified steps that could lead to a lasting and reliable peace. The Ukrainian proposal we presented to the Russians is logical and realistic."